Same thing happened when CIV5 was released, it was compared to the fully fleshed out CIV4 with 3(?) expansions while completely forgetting CIV4 has a similar amount of content that 5 had when it was released.
Wingers winged, then when 6 came out it was a rinse and repeat.
It’s pretty much how this franchise has worked since it started. Base game is released with about half the content of the ‘final version’ and its fleshed out with a couple of expansions.
I even enjoyed playing the beyond Earth game but wingers really winged about that one so it didn’t get as much love from the developer.
Wingers winged, then when 6 came out it was a rinse and repeat.
It’s pretty much how this franchise has worked since it started. Base game is released with about half the content of the ‘final version’ and its fleshed out with a couple of expansions.
I even enjoyed playing the beyond Earth game but wingers really winged about that one so it didn’t get as much love from the developer.